Workmanship - Made with top-grade materials and with excellent scale, Mateki are heat treated to give them superior resonance in all registers and exceptional accoustic resonance in all registers and exceptional acoustic clarity. The key-work incorporates a unique spring made from a gold, platinum and palladium mixture. The superb workmanship and mechanical precision offer outstanding playing qualities, making Mateki flutes eminently suitable for the advanced student and professional player.

Options - Variations include closed or open holes, offset, semioffset or inline G, E ring or E mechanism and B footjoint. Available to special order: G-A trill, C# trill, combined g/a-c# trill, 4th trill key, half-offset G and semioffset D, split Gyzmo as well as other special features on request.

Headjoints - Mateki headjoints are individually hand-crafted to the highest standard by the Watanabe family, one of Japan's most respected flute and headjoint manufacturing dynasties. Several different lip plate designs are available with an optional higher chimney as well as 9ct., 14ct., 18ct., 24ct. gold and platinum lip plates and risers.